An Investigation was conducted to produce Aluminium based Functionally graded material (FGM) composites by Friction stir processing (FSP). A reinforcement strategy featuring the use of Alumina and TiC reinforcements investigated, where holes were drilled in an plate, filled with stirred using FSP. mathematical model formulated for positioning such a manner that composition varies from maximum m...

A new algorithm for translating ladder diagrams into instruction lists is presented in this paper. To perform this task a new class of digraphs called Fractal Series Parallel (FSP) digraphs is proposed for the first time, which can represent the Boolean functions of a ladder diagram more intuitively and concisely than binary trees. Our analysis is based on the fact that a General Series Paralle...

Early studies suggested that estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is involved in estrogen-mediated imprinting effects in prostate development. We recently reported a more complete ERα knockout (KO) mouse model via mating β-actin Cre transgenic mice with floxed ERα mice. These ACTB-ERαKO male mice showed defects in prostatic branching morphogenesis, which demonstrates that ERα is necessary to maintain ...

Sea urchin egg jelly (EJ) triggers sperm acrosome reaction (AR), an exocytotic event required for membrane fusion of the gametes. Purified fucose sulfate polymer (FSP) in EJ is one inducer of the AR. Binding of FSP to its receptor regulates opening of two distinct calcium channels and also elevates intracellular pH (pH(i)). EJ also contains sialic acid-rich glycans (sialoglycans (SG)) that were...

Fusion welding is a commonly applied manufacturing process in all fields of industry. Some imperfections (formation coarse-grained microstructure, decrease mechanical property, etc.) can occur especially the fusion welding-based fabrication aluminum alloys which have specific features, such as having high thermal conductivity, expansion coefficient, hydrogen solubility liquid state, and oxide l...

We present a laser-based atomic magnetometer that allows inferring the modulus of a magnetic field from the free Larmor precession of spin-oriented Cs vapour atoms. The detection of free spin precession (FSP) is not subject to systematic readout errors that occur in phase feedback-controlled magnetometers in which the spin precession is actively driven by an oscillating field or a modulation of...

Among the set of diagrams of UML used to express dynamic aspects of systems, the Activity Diagram (AD) is the only one that deals with Business Processes (BP) and workflows. However, the lack of a well-defined semantics leaves the notation open to many interpretations. In this paper we provide a simple semantics by formalising the UML Activity Diagram using finite state processes (FSP). A given...

Over the past thirty-five years, the U.S. adult obesity rate has more than doubled from roughly 15% to 35%, reflecting a general diffusion of obesity across all segments of the adult population (United States Department of Health and Human Services). The objective of this research is to identify the factors that influence adults’ healthy weight, as reflected in body mass index (BMI) or being ob...

Fibroepithelial stromal polyp (FSP) is a benign lesion that can occur at various sites, including the lower female genital tract. In rare cases, however, it may exhibit hypercellularity, bizarre cytomorphological features, and atypical mitoses resulting in an overdiagnosis as a malignant tumor despite its benign clinical course. Recently, we experienced one case of a 30-year-old pregnant woman ...